AUTHOR=Parnham Susie F. C. , Gleadle Jonathan M. , De Pasquale Carmine G. , Selvanayagam Joseph B. 

TITLE=Myocardial Ischemia Assessment in Chronic Kidney Disease: Challenges and Pitfalls

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

VOLUME=1

YEAR=2014

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/cardiovascular-medicine/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2014.00013

DOI=10.3389/fcvm.2014.00013

ISSN=2297-055X

ABSTRACT=<p>Coronary artery disease is the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in the chronic kidney disease (CKD) population and often presents with atypical symptoms. Current diagnostic investigations of myocardial ischemia in CKD lack sensitivity and specificity or may have adverse effects. We present a case vignette and explore the challenges of diagnostic myocardial stress investigation in patients with CKD.</p>